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Heat remains; forecasters track Chantal

Floridians will deal with temperatures near 90s degrees as Chantal continues to swirl.

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Updated: 6:39 PM EDT Jul 9, 2013

Heat remains; forecasters track Chantal

Floridians will deal with temperatures near 90s degrees as Chantal continues to swirl.

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Updated: 6:39 PM EDT Jul 9, 2013

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WEBVTT ITALIAN ASTRONAUT HAS WALKED IN SPACE. WE CONTINUE TO TRACK THE TROPICS KEEPING OUR EYE ON CHANTAL. SHE IS MOTORING NOW ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. WE HAVE TO WATCH THAT CAREFULLY. LET ME SHOW YOU THE OCEAN HEAT CONTENT. AND PUT THE TRACK ON TOP OF THAT. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TRACK AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WATER TEMPERATURES. WE STILL HAVE WATER TEMPERATURES RUNNING 82 TO 84 DEGREES AHEAD OF CHANTAL AND THAT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME STRENGTHENING. LOOKS LIKE THE UPPER-LEVEL WIND SHEER IS WAY TOO STRONG ON APPROACH TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WE'VE GOT THE ELEVATION THERE HIGH TERRAIN. IF IT CAN MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, THE CIRCULATION CENTER WE MAY HAVE ISSUES TO DEAL WITH COMING UP. I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. LOOK HOW FAST CHANTAL IS RACING OFF TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. 26 MILES AN HOUR. THAT BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH SUPPLYING THE EASTERLY WINDS IS JUST REALLY MAKE THIS FEATURE MOTOR OFF TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. LOOK AT THE WIND GUSTS. WE'VE SEEN THEM AS HIGH AS 70 MILE ABS HOUR THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES. THAT LITTLE YELLOW AREA IS AROUND SAINT CROIX. RAIN BEGINNING TO INCREASE ON APPROACH TO SAN JUAN. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE UPDATES ON PUERTO RICO AS WELL FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS CHANTAL BEGINS TO PASS BY JUST TO THE SOUTH. HURRICANE WARNINGS UP IN THE ENTIRE HISPANIOLA AREA NOW EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHERE YOU HAVE HURRICANE WATCHES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HERE IS THE OFFICIAL TRACK. REALLY HASN'T CHANGED A WHOLE LOT. MAYBE JUST A NUDGE TO THE SOUTH. BUT STILL WITH A BULL'S EYE OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA. THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOR THE BAHAMAS. YOU CAN SEE A WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY. AS IT GETS BACK OVER THE GULF STREAM WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH AND WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE CIRCULATION CENTER DOES. IF IT'S STILL IN TACT THERE IS A RISK IT COULD RESTRENGTHEN. BUT YOU LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL TRACKS RIGHT NOW. THEY KEEP IT JUST EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL AS WE HEAD INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. GETTING BACK TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN HERE. EIGHT, NINE, 10,000 FOOT MOUNTAINS HERE. ANY TOP OF HURRICANE OR TROPICAL FEATURE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO GET RIPPED UP. THERE'S THE LATEST TRACKS. ALL PRETTY MUCH IN AGREEMENT RIGHT OVER HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HERE IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE MORE INTRIGUING NOW AS WE GET YOU OUT TO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WE'VE GOT THIS BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BACK TOWARDS THE EAST. A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. A LOT OF WIND SHEER. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT CURVING BACK TOWARDS THE WEST LIKE YESTERDAY. MOST OF THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE EAST OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE JUST HOW STRONG THIS BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. NOW ON WEDNESDAY WE'RE WATCHING THIS STRENGTH PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THURSDAY DOES CHANTAL SURVIVE THEN BEGIN TO REORGANIZE NORTH AND WEST OF HISPANIOLA. BY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, WE'VE GOT STRONG WINDS UPSTAIRS AND A LOT OF HIGH PRESSURE COULD STEER THIS POTENTIALLY TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS. 7-DAY FORECAST THEN, RAIN CHANCES GOING UP. WE'LL PUT THEM ABOUT 40 TO 50 PERCENT THROUGH FRIDAY.

Heat remains; forecasters track Chantal

Floridians will deal with temperatures near 90s degrees as Chantal continues to swirl.